What type of fighter is Rinya Nakamura?

Rinya Nakamura is a 28-year-old professional fighter from Japan competing in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Starting his professional career in 2021, Nakamura currently boasts a record of 8 wins and no losses. The majority of his wins are via knockout(5), decision(2), and submission(1).

For his professional debut, Rinya Nakamura faced Takumi Arai at LDH Martial Arts: Fighting Dreamers on May 15, 2021. Nakamura knocked out Arai within 42 seconds into the first round in Tokyo, Japan. It was his first PRO matchup. Moving on, for his second bout, Nakamura knocked out Akuri Ronda via a head kick within 20 seconds into the second round at Professional Shooto 2021 Vol.5. The fight took place on July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Rinya Nakamura had one more fight inside Professional Shooto 2022 on January 16, 2022. Nakamura faced Yasuyuki Nojiri, and TKO’d Nojiri within 25 seconds into the first round. Moreover, before entering the Road to UFC, Nakamura had one more opponent in Japan, Aleandro Caetano. It was Nakamura’s first decision win on April 24, 2022, at LDH Martial Arts: Pound Storm.

For his last outing, Nakamura faced Fernie Garcia and won the bout via a unanimous decision. The fight took place at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie on August 26, 2023, and it was the fighter’s second win via decision. Moreover, the Japanese fighter is set to make his return on February 17, 2024, against Carlos Vera at UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria in Anaheim, United States.

Rinya Nakamura Fighting Style

Rinya Nakamura has his fighting style based on wrestling. Even though the Japanese fighter has the majority of his wins coming via knockouts and knockdowns, Nakamura has a strong base in wrestling. He started training at a very young age as his father was a coach and owned a gym.

Nakamura has various accomplishments from wrestling at a professional level. He worked as a wrestling coach during college, and his major focus during that time was to compete however and wherever possible. Moreover, the Japanese fighter is a former U23 world wrestling champion.

However things took a turn during the Covid pandemic that delayed the 2022 Summer Olympics, and it was during this time Rinya Nakamura decided to transition into mixed martial arts. And currently, Rinya Nakamura is still undefeated inside the cage and looking forward to finding his spot in the bantamweight rankings table in the future.

*Last updated on February 15, 2024.